Manicuring implement



May 11 ,1926. 1,583,909

. i R. T. WRIGHT MANICURING IMPLEMENT Filed May 10, 1924 /5 30INVENTORL' /Z r Rom/v0 I WRIGHT v EY ZoM- f'd f are slidably mounted ina handle and which Patented May 11, 1926.

UNITED STATES ROLAND T. wnrenr, on ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, Assrezgon orONE-T Innro OLIVER 1v.

PATENT OFFICE.

POISSE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MANICURIN'G IMPLEMENT.

Application filed m 10, 1924. Serial No. 712,216.

My invention relates to improvements in manicuring implements and hasfor its ob-;

ject an implement in which a scissors, a nail file, a cleaner, and abutter-are mounted in a handle and which can beso pushed into,

the handle that the. device. can be readily carried either in the vestpocket or in' a purse. e

A further object is to construct a manicuring implement in which severalof the parts can be readily moved so as to project therefrom, but stillnot be entirelyremoved so as to become lost. V

In the drawings I Fig. 1 is aside elevation of my device showlng thescissors and nail'file projecting therefrom; p I r Fig. 2 is a sideelevation opposite to that of Fig. 1 showing the cleaner projecting Itherefrom and with the scissors and nail filedrawn in;

Fig. 3 is an end view viewing the same in the direction of the arrow inFig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an end view viewed in the direction of the arrow 4: of Fig. 2;I

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5.5 of Fig. &; I Fig. 6is an enlarged fragmental view showing the manner of constructin theends of the nail file and the cleaner; and I I Fig. 7 is an enlargedperspective view of the slide formed on one leg of the scissors. In theconstruction of my device I employ a handle which is composed of plates8 and 9, these plates are each bent so as to form a rib 10. These ribswhen the sides are assembled abut so as to form a wall for dividing thehandle into upper and lower channels or pockets. One edge of each of themembers 8 and 9 is folded. upon itself, as indicated by the numeral 11,so that when the handle isassembled a T shaped slot will be formed.Mounted in the T shaped slot is the dove-tailed end 12 I 18 is providedsurface 20*.

superimposed 1 plates 23.- and 22 are of metal while of any ornamentalor fancy material such with the leg 18 of the scissors and is forthepurpose of forcing thevblades apart. The leg 18 is provided'on its endwith a hook 19 which is adapted to engage with a hook v .20 formed on aplate 21 which closes the opposite end of the handle. The purpose ofthis hook is to prevent accidental disengagement or projectionof thescissors, as well as to keep the same in closed position when withdrawninto the handle and in order to facilitate the movement of the scissorsinto and out of the handle, the leg I with a milled or roughened Securedto the outside of the plates 8 and .9 are plates22 and on these in turnis the plates 23 are as celluloid, bone ivory and the like. The variousplates. comprising the handle are of suitable rivets 24:. I

The endof the handle opposite that part from which the scissors projecthas slots 25 and 26 which are formed in the plates 22 and which makesthese plates substantially U-shaped. In these slots are mountedrespectively a file 27 and a cleaner 28.

, held together in assembled position by means The plates 23 are alsoeach provided 'with' a slot 29 intermediate their ends through whichprojects a milled surface 30 carried by theend 31 of the file andcleaner, the ends of both of these devices are formed identical. The end31 is also provided with a hook 32 which engages with 'a notch 33 formedin the plates 23.

It will also be noted from Fig. 6 that the end 31 has a portion thereofreduced so as to be relatively thin, this permits the end to be presseddownward so that the hook 32 can be disengaged from thenotch 33 when itis desired to project either the file or cleanerfrom the handle.

Formed in the edge of the handle opposite to that in which the scissorsis mounted is a pocket 34 in which is removably located a buffer 35.This buffer is of the usual construction that is covered with suitableleatheror other buffingmaterial and acts as a closure for said pocket.The. pocket 34 also be made deep enough to permit 'The plates 8, 9' 1 acertain amount of nail polish to be carried therein.

It is to be understood of course, that both ends of the pocket 34 areclosed, the one end by means of the plate Qland the other by means of aplate 86, the latter plate however, only closing the pocket and notextending entirely across the width of the handle as does the plate 21,both of these plates are secured bypassing certain of. the rivetstherethrough.

" enlargement 12 formed on one leg of the scissors from passing out,while the milled portion 0f the file and cleaner projects through theslot 2-9 formed in the plates 28 sufficiently far to allow ready contactwith the finger for pushing or pulling purposes,

but at thesame time prevents any possibility of either of thesetwonnplements being removed from the handle.

The device'when closed is as convenient to carry as a pocket knife'andhavlng all parts completely housed there is no danger of the same whentwisting int-he-pocket of in any way nuurmg the person'carrymg the same.

It isobvious from my form of construc- *tion that the ribs 10 may bespot-welded together and in this way the plates 8 and 9' securedtogether. It is also my intention to run therivets- 24, which arelocated at the closed end of the handle, entirely through all of theplates as well as the rivet 24, which is adjacent the end of the pocket.The rivets intermediate these rivets do not extend completely across.This is illustrated in Fi g. 4. Neither does-the end rivet in theT-shaped channelextend completely across, as this would interfere withthe sliding of the scissors.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim is comprising a pair longitudinally so as to form a rib,sald 1.111 a manicu-ring implement a handle of plates each folded platessecured together with the ribs abuttm thereb formin an u 3 )er and alower 'channel between said plates, a plate secured to and between thefirst mentioned plates for closing both channels at one end, a sec ondplate secured between the first mentioned plates for closing theopposite end of one of said channels thereby forming a poclz- -et, aclosure for said pocket, a plate secured to the outer face of each ofthe first mentioned plates, and plates secured to said last -mentionedplates and the plates closing the ends of said channels.

open at one end only formed in the opposite edge of said handle, andplates for covering the es nd c ed endsQ s dhand In a manicuringimplement a handle composed of a plurality of plates secured togetherand having an elongated pocket formed in one longitudinal edge, aremovable closure for said pocket, a longitudinally extending channel Tshaped in cross section formed in the opposite edge of said handle, oneend of said channel being closed, a- U- shaped plate secured to eachside face of said handle, and a plate secured over each U shaped plate.

4.1n a manicuri'ng implement a handle having an elongated 'pocket formedinone longitudinal edge, a removable closure for said pocket, alongitudinally extending channel T shaped in cross section closed at oneend formed in tlre'opposite edge of said handle, a U-shaped platesecured to each side face of said handle, and a plate provided with alongitudinal slotintermediate its ends secured over said U-shaped plateswhereby a pocket is formed in each face of said handle.

5. In a manicuring implement, a handle tween-the first'mentioned platesand at one end thereof for closing one end-of" both slots, a platesecured to and between the opposite endsof the first mentioned platesfor closing the opposite end of the plain slot only whereby a pocket isformed, a removable closure for said pocket, and a plate secured to theoutside of each o'f'the first mentioned plates.

6. In a manicuring implement, a handle composed of apair of plates eachhaving one edge folded upon itself, a projecting rib formed on the sameside-as and parallel to the folded edge, said ribs being'high'er at oneend of the plates than at the other, said plates adapted to be securedtogether with the ribs abutting whereby a T shaped slotwill be formed inone edgeof the handle and a plain slot in the other, and said slots bewider at one end than at th'e other, a plate secured to and between thefirst mentioned plates and at the widest end of said slots whereby thatend of said slots is closed, a plate secured to andbetween the oppositeends of the first mentioned plates for closing the small end of theplainslot only, Whereby a pocket is formed, a removable closure for saidpocket, a Wedge shaped plate slidably mounted in the T shaped slot, saidplate being of such a size as to slide freely Within the slot but beprevented from passing out of the narrow open end, a pair of scissorshaving one leg thereof secured to r said Wedgeshaped plate, andaplurality of plates securedto the outside of each of the firstmentioned plates.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ROLAND T. WRIGHT.

